The Producer-Retailer-Consumer Channel Is ________

question 12

Multiple Choice

The producer-retailer-consumer channel is ________.

• A) the most efficient channel
• B) also referred to as a triple channel
• C) the shortest indirect channel
• D) the shortest direct channel
• E) a rarely used channel form

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Definitions:

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